Biography

Ron Schweer, MPA is the Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the District of Kansas. Prior to this promotion, he was Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis and a Supervising U.S. Probation Officer for the District of Kansas. He has served in a number of positions during his federal career, including administration of a field supervision unit, District Training Coordinator, Contract Specialist for drug aftercare and mental health services, Home Confinement Coordinator, and WITSEC (Witness Protection) Officer. Ron has an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and a graduate degree in Public Administration. He has also completed the Federal Judicial Center’s (FJC) Leadership Development and Foundations of Management Programs.

Ron has over 29 years of experience in criminal justice, corrections and law enforcement. He has served in the federal system since 1990 and previously held the position of Court Services Specialist in charge all juvenile and adult probation programs for the Kansas Supreme Court, Office of Judicial Administration. Ron was also a Chief Court Services Officer for the Seventh Judicial District in Kansas.

In 1993, Ron was selected as a Safety Trainer for the Federal Judicial Center and presented safety programs to numerous districts throughout the United States. He has also served as a Consultant to the FJC in the Applied Officer Safety Program since 1996. The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) has sponsored a Safety Academy (Train-the-Trainer) Program since 1997 and Ron currently serves as a NIC Consultant and Faculty Member in this program. As a result of this participation, Ron has been involved in the training of safety trainers from virtually every state in the nation. He is a also a safety consultant for the American Probation and Parole Association and has provided safety training through his affiliation with the Community Corrections Institute and Sam Houston State University Spotlight Program. Ron has also served as a firearms instructor, assistant firearms instructor, OC spray instructor, and chairman of the Safety Committee in the District of Kansas. While serving in Eastern Missouri, Ron was a member of the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, Special Response Team, Search Unit, and Surveillance Unit.

In 1998, Ron was the recipient of the Paul J. Weber Award presented by the Kansas Correctional Association for his contributions to the field of community corrections. He has also received recognition as an EXCEL Award recipient by the U.S. Courts and has held a position as an adjunct faculty member at a local community college.